Category: apps
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Why hospitals must change the way they view mHealth
Most of us are familiar with mobile health apps like Fitbit, Jawbone and MyFitnessPal, which help people track their activity levels and count calories. However, these are just the tip of the iceberg. read more …read more
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ATA: Telemedicine meant to supplement, not ‘totally replace’ in-person care
While telemedicine can serve as a viable and convenient alternative to face-to-face primary and urgent care, particularly for rural patients, it’s not meant to totally replace such care, according to draft guidelines published this month by the American Telemedicine Association. read more …read more
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iMDsoft provides tele-health solutions that ensure best possible remote care
iMDsoft is committed to providing tele-health solutions that ensure the best possible remote care. The company’s tele-ICU solution, MVcentralTM, enables intensivists to provide care around the clock from a remote command center and communicate with the hospital-based clinical team. …read more
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5 recommendations for telehealth success
Recognizing that licensing and regulation has not kept pace with the growth of telemedicine applications, a new report offers five recommendations for the successful adoption of telehealth. read more …read more
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Experts: Holy Grail ahead in mHealth but hurdles remain
The evolution of mHealth apps and devices is bringing a bucketful of benefits to consumers, patients, providers and payers, as one notable industry expert recently related. But the bounty comes with hurdles and huge challenges, such as needed data security investment, new privacy regulations and how to push mHealth past the point of being about…
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FTC mobile health privacy revelations deserve more attention
A new Federal Trade Commission study reveals that data sharing from mobile health and fitness apps to third-party services providers is taking place, yet there seems to be little public outrage over the trend. read more …read more
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Mobile health apps tapping Watson’s capabilities
Six digital health innovations are among 25 semi-finalists in an IBM competition focused on creating mobile applications that tap its Watson computing technology. read more …read more
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Neurological telehealth efforts successful for follow-up care
A majority of patients who received neurologic follow-up care via video telehealth technologies were “highly satisfied” with the results, according to new research published this month in Telemedicine and e-Health. read more …read more
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FTC: Vendors sharing mHealth, fitness app data
A Federal Trade Commission study revealed mobile health and fitness application vendors are sharing user data with third-party vendors. The data includes device use information, as well as personal health and fitness insight. read more …read more
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Happy Mother’s Day, Telemedicine Edition
In honor of Mother’s Day, I thought I’d write a post highlighting how telemedicine can benefit mothers caring for their children. Many children can get up to 6 ear infections per a year. Everytime it happens, children complain, and inevitably mothers take their kids to the pediatrist. In most cases, the mother already knows what…